Lu Qiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Qiang (Chinese: 卢强; 19 May 1936 – 23 December 2022) was a Chinese scientist, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.^[1]

Lu Qiang
卢强
Born	(1936-05-19)19 May 1936 Wuwei County, Anhui, China
Died	23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 86) Beijing, China
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Scientific career
Fields	Automatic control Power system dynamics
Institutions	Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	卢强
Traditional Chinese	盧強
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lú Qiáng

Lu was a member of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th, 9th, and 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Lu was born in Wuwei County (now Wuwei), Anhui, on 19 May 1936.^[2] He attended Xinghuaquan Primary School and Wuhu No.1 High School. He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Tsinghua University in 1959 and 1964, respectively.^[2] After graduating in 1964, he stayed at the university and worked there.^[2]

In 1984, Lu became a visiting professor of the Colorado State University. He returned to China in July 1987 and continued to teach at the Tsinghua University.^[2]

On 22 December 2022, Lu died in Beijing, at the age of 86.^[3]

Honours and awards

• 1988 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)
• 1991 Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
• 2003 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• 2006 Foreign Academician of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
• 2008 State Natural Science Award (Second Class)